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Advocates for increasing the compensation for people wrongfully convicted celebrated a major victory on July 14, the day Gov. JB Pritzker signed HB 3663. The new law removes the cap on compensation by the state and allows the Court of Claims to award exonorees up to $50,000 for each year wrongfully imprisoned. The bill passed […]

A Springfield City Council member questioned why the city would consider giving away the Y block without more than a $4 million commitment from state officials to construct a permanent outdoor amphitheater ringed by a public park. “We’re going to give an important block away for free,” Ward 3. Ald. Roy Williams Jr. said at […]

Chicago Bulls fans who want to see authentic Michael Jordan memorabilia in a hall of fame can do that, provided they make the journey to the NBA Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Soon, if all goes as planned, Springfield, Illinois, will also be home to Jordan artifacts, not to mention any other famous players […]

Democrat candidate Marc Bell, who dropped out of the Sangamon County sheriff’s race prior to the March primary and rejoined the race in April, is now being endorsed by David Timm, a former Republican candidate. Bell held a July 14 fundraiser in Springfield where the two men made a joint appearance and Timm praised the […]

Data center construction is shifting toward rural America. At the same time, rural residents report greater concern than urban and suburban Americans about what those projects could mean for their electricity costs and farmland use. That’s according to a survey released June 26 by researchers at the University of Illinois and Purdue University. The survey of about […]

The fight between the city of Springfield and Chase Hadez, aka Colton Lexus, is going to the next round. The city filed a petition July 9 with the Sangamon County Seventh Judicial Circuit Court for a preliminary injunction that would require Lexus to immediately cease and desist living in tiny home structures on his property […]

A Dallas-based company hopes to build a 1,100-acre solar project between Divernon Township and Pawnee Township by 2029. Leeward Renewable Energy held an open house Wednesday at the Divernon American Legion, where community members and representatives of the company met to talk about the solar farm’s location, construction, environmental impact and employment potential. Henkle Branch […]

This is a developing story, check back for updates. Several Waverly residents who live approximately a mile or less from the site recently approved for the CyrusOne data center filed a lawsuit against Sangamon County and the Sangamon County Board July 6 seeking to overturn the county’s approval of the project. Chloe Russell, a Plainfield […]

When their announcement went live on their social media platforms the morning of July 9, it would have been understandable if diehard fans of the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes went into panic mode. “As the 2026 season winds down, we wanted to personally share that at the conclusionof the season, we will be stepping away from […]